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Because for three years, she had been “Allie Adams, the shooter.” But she had never, not once, heard anyone say her name like that: not as a plea, not as a challenge—just as a door opening.

The buzzer for the next quarter hadn’t sounded yet, but the air had already shifted. Coaches clipboard-tapped. Parents murmured. And from the edge of the bleachers, a voice cut through—small, almost polite, but unmissable.

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Mia shrugged. “I’ve been practicing. You just never looked over.”

Allie Adams stood frozen near the sideline. Her mouth opened, then closed. She felt something strange—not jealousy, not anger. Something sharper and sweeter. Relief. Because for three years, she had been “Allie

“Hey,” Allie said.

But tonight, she’d missed three in a row. Parents murmured

Third shot: Swish. The ball kissed the front of the rim, rolled around the circumference once, then dropped through as gently as a needle through cloth.